CVE-2014-9529
Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/opensuse · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74cBroken Link
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179813Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99641Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74cBroken Link
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.